Mariahu

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Mariahu had a total population of 22,778, of which 11,661 were males and 11,117 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,331. The total number of literates in Mariahu was 15,426, which constituted 67.7% of the population with male literacy of 73.5% and female literacy of 61.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Mariahu was 79.3%, of which male literacy rate was 86.2% and female literacy rate was 72.1%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 3,364 and 1 respectively. Mariahu had 3248 households in 2011.

As of the 2001 Census of India, Mariahu had a population of 20,142. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. In Mariahu, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transportation

Rail

Mariahu is connected with major cities of India through Indian Railways network. Railway station and track were constructed by the British in 1905 AD. It has a Small Railway station Mariahu Railway Station which belongs to Northern Railway zone. Station Code is (MAY). There are a total of four Mail/Express Train stops at this station. Nearby major railway stations are Jaunpur Junction and Janghai Junction. There is local passenger Prayagraj - Jaunpur Passenger which halts at Mariahu Railway Station to and from Jaunpur to Prayagraj and Prayagraj to Jaunpur.

The Train Godan Express, Chappra Express departing from Mumbai stops at this station. This train is very famous among local people who travel to and from Mumbai.

Road

Driving distance from Mariahu to District headquarters Jaunpur is 18 km. Jaunpur is well connected to Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj and other cities of Uttar Pradesh. Quick road transport is available for Jaunpur, Bhadohi, Mirzapur.

Air

The nearest airport to Mariahu is Lal Bahadur Shashtri International Airport (Varanasi). Road Distance or driving distance from Mariahu to Babatpur is 35 km. Your total travel time is approximately 44 min, which may vary depending upon the road and traffic conditions. The Airport is well connected and has direct flight to major cities of India like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Patna and many others to join.

Plans to construct an airport in Mariahu were cancelled in 2018.

Festivals

The biggest celebrations in Mariahu are Diwali, Durga Pooja & Bharat Milap as a yearly festival. People also organize big celebrations on Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Ramzan-ul-Mubarak, Raksha Bandhan and many other occasions.

Notable people

• Dinesh Kunwar Patel, Developer of world's first homemade humanoid Robot "Shalu" that can speak 47 languages (from Rajamalpur village in Mariahu
• Shyam Singh Yadav, 2019 Member of Parliament from Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency (from Ranipatti village in Mariahu).